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He was the granduncle of the previous duke were next in line, and were entitled to the inheritance of the line of heirs-general, including Cyprus and Jerusalem. Despite of the fact that Cyprus and Jerusalem did not bar succession in female line, Philip however took those claims and used those titles as well. His male successors in Savoy also continued to do so, thus giving their ducal title a higher, royal titulary.

He spent most of his life as a junior member of the ducal family. His original Apanage was the district of Bresse, close to the French and Burgundian border, but it was lost and therefore Philip received his sobriquet "the Landless".

He married:

:: Francis I Of France whose daughter Margaret of Valois married to Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy.
:# Girolamo (1478)
:# Philibert II (Filiberto II) (1480-1504)

  • Claudine or Claudina de Brosse of Brittany (1450-1513) and had 6 children from this marriage:

  • :# Carlo III (1486-1553) who succeeded his half-brother as Duke of Savoy

:# Louis (1488-1502)
:# Philip ( 1490 - 1533 ), Duke Of Nemours
:# Assolone (1494)
:# Giovanni Amedeo (1495)
:# Philiberta (1498- 1524 ), married Julian II di Medici (1479-1516), Duke Of Nemours

He had also other 8 illegitimate children by 2 mistresses known as Libera Portoneri and Bona di Romagnano. One of those children was René De Savoie , known as the Grand Bastard of Savoy.